Bokmal

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An official written form of Norwegian used in many books and documents

noun

: Bokmål

Many Norwegian books are written in Bokmal, but some use Nynorsk.

Examples

Norwegian students often learn Bokmal in school.
The government allows all official documents to be published in Bokmal.
She studied Bokmal in school before moving to Oslo.
The official documents are written in Bokmal.
Many Norwegian books are written in Bokmal, but some use Nynorsk.
She studied Bokmal in school before moving to Oslo.
The government allows all official documents to be published in Bokmal.

Synonyms

Bokmaal

vsBokmal

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One of the two official written forms of Norwegian, similar to Danish

is the modern spelling without the double vowel

Bokmål

vsBokmal

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A written form of Norwegian used by most people and based on Danish

is the official written standard term rather than a statement about popularity

Riksmal

vsBokmal

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A form of Norwegian now called Bokmål and used in older books and by some people

is the current official written standard name rather than the older label

Riksmaal

vsBokmal

Literature

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The old official written form of Norwegian that was renamed Bokmål in 1929

is the later official name adopted after the 1929 renaming

Dano-Norwegian language

vsBokmal

Archaic

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A written form of Norwegian based on Danish used in the past in Norway

is the present official standard rather than a historical older form

Dano-Norwegian

vsBokmal

Archaic

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A form of Norwegian shaped by Danish that was once the written standard in Norway

is the modern recognized official standard rather than a historical Danish-influenced form

Surface Forms

Bokmal singular

Bokmals plural

Etymology

Bokmal comes from the Norwegian parts bok ('book') and mål ('speech' or 'language'), so it literally means 'book language'. That's why Bokmal is the name for one of Norway's written standards, the form of written Norwegian used in many books and official documents and closely related to Danish.